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The Tulip Hotel & Conference Centre

Hotel with free breakfast, a short walk to Long Street

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Reviews

4.8 out of 10

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • 24/7 front desk
  • Breakfast included
  • Housekeeping
  • Air conditioning
  • Laundry

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CRN STRAND & BREE STREET,, CAPE TOWN, CPT, 8001
  • Long Street
    ‪2 min walk‬
  • Cape Town International Convention Centre
    ‪9 min walk‬
  • Cape Town Cruise Terminal
    ‪17 min walk‬
  • Cape Town (CPT-Cape Town Intl.)
    ‪17 min drive‬

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Standard Twin Room, 2 Single Beds

  • Sleeps 2

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  • Sleeps 2

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About the area

Cape Town

Located in Cape Town, The Tulip Hotel & Conference Centre is in the city centre. While the natural beauty of Camps Bay Beach and Bloubergstrand Beach can be enjoyed by anyone, those looking for an activity can explore Cape Town Cruise Terminal. South African Museum and Planetarium and Two Oceans Aquarium are also worth visiting. Kayaking and waterskiing offer great chances to get out on the surrounding water, or you can seek out an adventure with mountain biking and hiking/biking trails nearby.

What's nearby

  • Long Street - 2 min walk - 0.2 km
  • Cape Town International Convention Centre - 9 min walk - 0.8 km
  • Cape Town Cruise Terminal - 17 min walk - 1.4 km
  • Two Oceans Aquarium - 18 min walk - 1.6 km
  • Cape Town Stadium - 2 min drive - 1.8 km

Getting around

  • Woodstock Station - 3 min drive
  • Cape Town Station - 9 min walk
  • Cape Town (CPT-Cape Town Intl.) - 22 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪The Village Idiot - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪KFC - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Marco's African Place - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Locanda at Villa 47 - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪The Athletic Club & Social - ‬1 min walk

About this property

The Tulip Hotel & Conference Centre

Hotel with free breakfast, a short walk to Long Street
A restaurant, a bar/lounge and a business centre are available at this hotel. WiFi in public areas is free. Other amenities include a meeting room, dry cleaning and laundry facilities.
The Tulip Hotel & Conference Centre offers 88 accommodations with a safe and coffee/tea makers. Satellite televisions are provided.

Bathrooms include a combined bath/shower unit and complimentary toiletries. This Cape Town hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Housekeeping is offered on a daily basis and hairdryers can be requested.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on-site or nearby; fees may apply.

Amenities

Breakfast included
Free WiFi
Restaurant
Air conditioning
Business services
Bar

House Rules

Check in after 2 PM
Check out before 11 AM
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Pets

No pets allowed
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Smoking

Smoking allowed: in designated areas

Important information

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards

Frequently asked questions

Is The Tulip Hotel & Conference Centre pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

How much is parking at The Tulip Hotel & Conference Centre?

The Tulip Hotel & Conference Centre doesn't offer parking.

What time is check-in at The Tulip Hotel & Conference Centre?

Check-in begins at 2 PM.

What time is check-out at The Tulip Hotel & Conference Centre?

Checkout is at 11 AM.

Does The Tulip Hotel & Conference Centre provide a shuttle to the airport?

Yes, there's an airport shuttle.

Where is The Tulip Hotel & Conference Centre located?

Located in Cape Town City Centre, this hotel is within a 5-minute walk of Bree Street and Long Street. Cape Town International Convention Centre and Cape Town Cruise Terminal are also within 1 mile (2 km). Cape Town Station is 9 minutes by foot.

The Tulip Hotel & Conference Centre Reviews

Reviews

4.8
Reviews are presented in chronological order, subject to a moderation process, and verified unless otherwise labelled.
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Rating 10 - Excellent. 0 out of 18 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 4 out of 18 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 3 out of 18 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 6 out of 18 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 5 out of 18 reviews

5.0/10

Cleanliness

5.4/10

Staff & service

3.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

8/10 Good

John, Papua New Guinea

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service

ideal location

The hotel is ideally located and is a walking distance to almost all amenities.
This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

8/10 Good

Richmond Jallah, Liberia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort

Close some nice spots

It was experiencing, especially seeing Cape Town for the first.
This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Disappointing

The rooms smelt mouldy, shower and toilet door did not close and security was non existent. Would never recommend to anyone
This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

4/10 Poor

Eric, Nairobi

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities

Great change

The experience was not too pleasant, no wifi in the rooms, the sockets are outdated, most staff. Are not customer friendly.
This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

2/10 Terrible

zeevik

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

not as promised

very old hotel, noisy . no aircondition, noisy ventilator, no kettle,many drunk people staying there
This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Room comfort
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
This is a relatively old hotel with reasonable cleanliness and maintenance. It is only a 15-20 min. walk to the Cape Town International Conference Center. Staff members were friendly and knowledgeable. We had a nice view of the Table Mountain from our room. There were many public safety personnel on the streets and in the Water Front area. There was a police car parked in front of this hotel most of the time when we were there. We felt quite safe during the day. Local guests were very vocal and noisy in the hall way before 10 pm on one night. It was quiet for the rest of the week. A good and reasonable breakfast is also included. There is a good and fancy local restaurant across the street from the hotel.
This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

2/10 Terrible

David, Birmingham, AL

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

VERY DIRTY HOTEL

It was very dirty and smelly. We had to go out and buy cleaning supplies just so we could be comfortable. They do not provide wash cloths and they are very stingy with toilet paper and towels. The staff themselves were very friendly and accomodating though which made up for the physical condition of the hotel. The first room we got had duct tape holding the shower together. The heat did not work. The location is not the best given that it was very noisey on the street at all times of the day. Don't expect quality TV (4 or 5 channels at most).
This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

6/10 Okay

zanx, England

basic but acceptable

Very Basic rooms but relatively clean. Although advertised as having tea and coffer making facilities this constituted a kettle and some cups but not actually tea or coffee. A good choice of hot and cold buffet breakfast included in the price made up for this though. Quite centrally located and only a ten to fifteen minute walk to the waterfront and five minutes from the livelier bars on long street. The safes on the ninth floor don't work but there are dual key control safety deposit boxes available from reception at no extra cost. Very reasonably priced hotel bar with a large television area for watching sports but the area can become very crowded with other hotel residents. Approximately 200 rand taxi transfer (rank straight outside the door) to the airport so not particularly pricy but ensure you agree taxi fares on any journeys as they tend to be non metred and if not careful you can get ripped off
This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

teleurstellend

Er liepen kakkerlakken rond in de kamer. Er was niet altijd warm water. De beloofde airport service was niet aanwezig.
This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities

Rimelig og sentralt

Dette hotellet ligger sentralt i Cape Town, men tilbaketrukket fra den mest livlige delen av backpacker området i Long Street, men i gangavstanden fra restauranter og utesteder. Selve hotellet er litt slitent, men rommet var tydelig renovert, og rent nok. Badet og noe av møblene var eldre, men greit nok. Frokostbuffeen var god, men rensligheten på oppvask og ellers i restauranten var ikke på topp. For prisen var det helt greit, og personalet var hele tiden høflig og smilende. Det har ikke svømmebasseng, noe som man setter pris på, og fint kan få andre steder. Vi var i Cape Town i lavsesong, og opplevde at området rundt Long Street stengte nesten helt ned søndag ettermiddag og kveld, men nede ved vannkanten var det åpent både i butikker på dagen og restauranter.
This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

6/10 Okay

Vishnu, Bangalore, India

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities

the Tulip Hotel is close to the is very central

The hotel is very centrally located. it is close to water fronts, convention centre, rail way station and for air port transfers. The bed room is big with big beds. But the maintenance is very poor. Lift is not proper. The a/c is not properly working. The cold water is running in the tap of the basin and nobody repaired the same in spite of several requests. Even the refilling of the food stuff is not proper at the breakfast buffet. The breakfast tables are not rearranged if someone has used it. The staff at the reception is very cordial and friendly with helping hand.
This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

4/10 Poor

flavia, rio de janeiro

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Don´t go there!!

The hotel is not that close to the waterfront.. around 25 minutes walk, and not an easy walk. In the first day i was there, around 7pm (the sun was still out), there was a robbery in front of the hotel. Scary.. The room has a good size, but was not very clean: there was cockroaches in the room. The air conditioning was from 1950s, not working at all. I asked them to change the room (was too hot to stay there) but they said they didn´t have any room left but they would fix the air conditioning in the next day. I stayed 2 more days and it never happened.. The attendents from Angola were very kind and nice with us, but a white blonde manager that works of there was extremelly RUDE all the time, specially when i complained about the air conditioning. He made an ironical face and was not nice at all with us. I really thing that he should be fired. I don´t recommend the hotel at all!
This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

4/10 Poor

Ludvig, Europe

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities

2days stay in january

Nice and helpfull staff. Hotel is though at the same time operated as a students housing and was quite noisy. There was a used towel in my room as I came and now toilett paper...
This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

2/10 Terrible

Michael, South Africa, Somerset Wes

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Hotel is dirty

I will never stay in that hotel agian, room was dirty, bath was dirty, toilet did'nt work, the breakfast was ugly.
This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

8/10 Good

Alex, New York, NY

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

Not bad at all

Decent 3 star hotel, good value for the money.
This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

2/10 Terrible

Judith, ottawa

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

Security concerns

The positives about this hotel are the central location, (one block from the hop on hop off bus); the airconditioning worked, the included breakfast was reasonable and I was able to leave my suitcase in a locked room for the day. The negatives are a very creaky lift, dirty, stained sheets on the bed and the lack of security. Twice during my stay, maids let themselves into my room while I was there, without knocking. There is no interior lock or chain , so anyone with a key can walk right in. The second time I was in bed and although I had pushed my suitcase up against the door, it did not stop the maid from trying to push it out of the way to enter. Complaints to the front desk were brushed off. Very inflexible about late check out or early check in. Did not even check to see if the room was ready but bluntly told me at 1.00 p.m. that I was too early. I knew this, but most hotels will at least check to see if the room is ready.
This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

4/10 Poor

Alessandra, Sao Paulo, Brazil

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Too Old

Too old fashionate, not so well conserved (I found two little cockroaches into my bathroom, coming from the drain). Dark neighborhood at night (only commercial offices around).
This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

4/10 Poor

sj

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

very old and dodgy hotel, only the picture taken part are renovated..

the part of the room that the picture is taken, are renovated.. washrooms and corridors etc. are not.. and very old and not in a good condition... very dissappointed... cape town downtown is not a good area anyway.. there was no point getting the accommodation near downtown.. so if you consider, jst get it near the waterfront, and beach area.. better surrounding and better quality